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==Downloaded And Installed The Tools== | ==Downloaded And Installed The Tools== | ||
| − | + | *Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET 2003® (C++ module is needed mainly). It's available from [http://acs.senecac.on.ca/pages/download.php ACS] -- [http://sonic.senecac.on.ca/download/getfile.php?username=sfernan2&filename=MSDN/2072.2.ISO Pre-requesite Disc)], [http://sonic.senecac.on.ca/download/getfile.php?username=sfernan2&filename=MSDN/2070.ISO Disc 1], [http://sonic.senecac.on.ca/download/getfile.php?username=sfernan2&filename=MSDN/2071.ISO Disc 2] | |
| + | *[http://www.rarlabs.com WinRar] to extract several files | ||
| + | *[ftp://ftp.cygwin.com/pub/cygwin/setup.exe Cygwin] | [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Windows_Build_Prerequisites#GNU_Tools_for_Microsoft_Windows_.28Cygwin.29 More Info] | [http://www.cygwin.com Cyqwin Main Website] | ||
| + | *[http://cygwin.paracoda.com/release/make/make-3.80-1.tar.bz2 Make 3.80] (to overwrite the 3.81 version from the Cygwin install) | ||
| + | *[http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/libraries/win32/moztools-static.zip MozTools] | [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Windows_Build_Prerequisites#moztools MozTools Info] | ||
| + | *[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0baf2b35-c656-4969-ace8-e4c0c0716adb&DisplayLang=en Microsoft ® Windows Server® 2003 R2 Platform SDK] | [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Windows_Build_Prerequisites#Platform_SDK More Info] | ||
| + | *[http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Download NSIS Installer] | [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Windows_Build_Prerequisites#NSIS More Info] | ||
==The Build Begins== | ==The Build Begins== | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 18 September 2006
Contents
Overview
Computer Specs
- Intel Pentium IV 1.7 GHz
- 1GB of RAM
- 40GB Hard Drive
- Windows XP Professional
Steps Took To Build the Fox
Did The Boring Stuff
Here are some of the sites I spent the most time reading:
- Windows Build Prerequisites
- Windows Build Documentation
- David Humphrey's Guide to Building Firefox (and the links from there)
- Mozilla Build FAQ
- Getting Make to place nice with Cygwin
- Firefox Build Forum @ MozillaZine
Downloaded And Installed The Tools
- Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET 2003® (C++ module is needed mainly). It's available from ACS -- Pre-requesite Disc), Disc 1, Disc 2
- WinRar to extract several files
- Cygwin | More Info | Cyqwin Main Website
- Make 3.80 (to overwrite the 3.81 version from the Cygwin install)
- MozTools | MozTools Info
- Microsoft ® Windows Server® 2003 R2 Platform SDK | More Info
- NSIS Installer | More Info
